None of that is worth the usability and UI consistency nightmare though.
If you want to run enterprise software or video games, Windows is your only choice right now. Linux/Wine still isn't a perfect solution right now.
Are you aware that businesses can buy extended support for Windows 7?
Very many companies do pay for Windows 7 security updates and support.
How can you be so sure that many companies are actually paying for extended support instead of just updating to Windows 10 for free?
Businesses still buy security updates from Microsoft for Windows 7.
"For users of Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Enterprise, you can purchase extended security updates through January 2023".
Microsoft is not Apple that drops the updates just like that. Windows 7 is still supported and even Windows 7 embedded is still supported.
A large majority of Windows 7 computers are not on Microsoft's "extended security updates" program.
Yes, but you dont run a big business. I work in IT Support and we provide support for many companies and some of them are buying security updates for Windows 7. Including airports etc…
You can't prove that the 15.52% of people still using Windows 7 are actually on Microsoft's "extended security updates" program though.
Many companies are even using Windows 7 without any antivirus protection.
I can't give you proof, because if I upload any of the documents and screenshots etc to the internet I will end up in prison.
How are you going to prove that?
Many businesses are still in the middle of replacing their computers with new computers that are running Windows 7 though.
Why is Windows 10 market share rapidly increasing after Windows 7 ended support then? I cannot imagine any companies buying computers that run a vulnerable version of Windows instead of just going with Windows 10.
There are more Windows 7 users than Mac users.
You cannot be serious, right? Surely you're joking at this point?
Many businesses use Android in Europe too.
Yes, Android is most popular in Europe. We already knew that.
lol.....I'm not following you down this rabbit hole of irrelevance any longer.
Yeah, agreed. What has this thread even turned into?
Excuse me? We were talking about businesses here, not regular users.
No, read the title of this thread. We were talking about Windows 11.
Of course it is. I'm not denying that, but I do say that there are many businesses paying to Microsoft for security updates and there are a lot of businesses still using Windows 7 on some of their computers. Not everyone has upgraded yet for whatever reason, which is weird considering they earn millions in profit. I am just telling you what I see at my workplace and in Nordic countries + the airports. That's it. I am just telling you about my experiences and what I see.
Yet you still can't prove it?
Maflynn has already backed up his claims with evidence. 🤷♂️
I wonder how many people will still be using Windows 10 once Windows 11 comes around. I know Windows 10 is 6 years old. Though it gone through a bit of changes since 2015. And I got to say will I be upgrading to Windows 11 when it comes out? Of course I will. Would I ever tell anyone to not go with Windows 10 if they don't want Windows 11? No I wouldn't. Why? Cause I feel in my opinion that Windows 10 as of right now is very stable. Is there going to be much im going to miss about windows 10? Likely not. Though I do hope on Windows 11 that I can have the classic look of Windows 10 start menu that just me.
With that being said. Lets hope for a good lunch of Windows 11.
You want to eat lunch while celebrating the launch of Windows 11?
Jokes aside, I assume the more than 1,000,000,000 Windows 10 users will automatically be updated to Windows 11 when the time comes.
Also, you can currently bring back the classic look of the start menu if you really want to.
In retrospect I would say Windows 10 was the early access version of 11 maybe?
Let's see if 11 will be the same story with a new coat of paint or different this time. Right now it feels like an old apartment you find 6 layers of old wallpapers if you want to
In its current state, Windows 11 is more like a construction site.